Project Manager (Engineering) Client location: Santa Clarita, CA Onsite: 5 days/week
Our client is seeking a Sr. Project Manager (PM). The PM manages a book of active, customer projects of varied complexity, and ensures projects are completed on-time, within budget, and within scope.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Manages, plans, and controls individual projects through their entire life cycle. The PM takes complete ownership of projects within the assigned book of business. Ownership entails:
Focusing on delivering business value to the client and their customers,
Fulfilling our commitments and customer needs,
Understanding project success means ensuring the project is completed on-time, within budget and within scope,
Responsible for ensuring project-related administrative tasks are completed,
Engaging and communicating immediately with stakeholders (both internal and external) regarding anything impacting project success,
Holding other stakeholders (ex: Department Managers, technicians, etc.) accountable to deliver their portion of the project,
Planning to meet project goals given any constraints,
Ensuring scheduling meets customer needs and expectations,
Coordinating the flow of work through the facility,
Implementing corrective actions when projects become distressed,
Consistently using the best practices of project management,
Establishing collaborative and mutually supportive relationship with those responsible for operations,
Striving to make operations successful.
Required Skills/Education/Experience:
Demonstrated project management experience (5+ years) in a technical engineering environment, not IT
Strong communication and documentation skills
Strong organizational, analytical, problem solving skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Project Management Certification (PMP, CAPM)
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
Experience with Aerospace and Defense contracts management highly desired